It’s December, and you know this is the time to make your last big fundraising push for your nonprofit. You know that nearly one-third of all annual giving occurs in December. You’ve sent out your year-end appeal, and you are … Read More
Wikipedia defines Founder’s syndrome as follows: “Founder’s syndrome (also founderitis) is a popular term for a difficulty faced by organizations where one or more founders maintain disproportionate power and influence following the effective initial establishment of the project, leading to a wide range … Read More
What exactly is #GivingTuesday, anyway? #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving which began in 2012 as a movement to encourage donating to nonprofits in local communities and the message is spread via social media. It is the Tuesday after … Read More
People love video content. Why? It’s instant information, and it’s just easier to watch something than to read something. John Haydon, nonprofit marketing expert says it best. He says, “Unless you’ve been living under a rock with no Internet, you … Read More
As someone who has served on boards of nonprofits and who has facilitated board retreats, I can tell you from personal experience that stagnant boards keep the mission of the nonprofit from moving forward. What is the remedy? An energizing, … Read More
Guest blog post by Mary Jefferson, Owner of MakeItCountMarketing. As I’m sitting with my customer discussing the navigation for their new website, I always suggest that they add a blog to the new site. It’s interesting to see their … Read More
Don’t leave donors wondering exactly how their gift was used by your organization. Image courtesy of The Better Fundraising Company. I love sharing information from colleagues in nonprofit fundraising that inspire me to inspire my clients. Fundraising experts and … Read More
My esteemed colleague and someone I greatly admire, Gail Perry, MBA, CFRE, posted a revolutionary blog post the other day, and I just had to share it with you because this is critical information! She called it “The 7 Major … Read More
#FundraisingFriday Live Chat - Motivating Board Members to Do More
Posted by Ayda Sanver Consulting, LLC on Friday, June 10, 2016
I’m hosting live Facebook chats each Friday at 2 p.m. Eastern time for about 20 minutes on my Facebook page - facebook.com/aydasanverconsulting. Hop on board and ask me anything, live! Here is a recent one, the topic was “Motivating Board … Read More
A fantastic fundraising colleague, Lynne Wester, Donor Relations Guru, recently wrote a blog post summarizing the results of the Abila Donor Loyalty Study. It validates what most of us in nonprofit fundraising already know - that donors like to receive personalized … Read More